WATCH: Christopher Rice Teases Spooky New Thriller

By Brandon Voss Sept. 19, 2013, 11:40 p.m.

An animated trailer for a novel — what'll they think of next?

A creepy new promo sets the tone for The Heavens Rise, the first supernatural thriller from gay New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice, son of famed Interview with the Vampire author Anne Rice.

"In a city fighting for its future," reads a a vague and ominous description, "a dark truth will be revealed and a power will be unleashed..." Available Oct. 15, The Heavens Rise is more specifically "about a psychopath infected by a parasite that gives him the power to control other people's minds," Chris explains on HuffPo.

Watch the new trailer below and then hear Chris discuss the book on his comedic podcast The Dinner Party Show With Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn here.